Weekday:
5:00 a.m wake up and walk the dog
5:45 a.m M,W &F go for a swim. T & TH go for a run.
6:45 a.m shower and get ready for work
8:00 a.m head off to work M,T,W,TH & F
4:20 p.m head home M,Th & F and go for a bike on M and Th & F go for a run. On T & W go coach one of our group running programs.
7:15 p.m head home from coaching on T & W. On M,TH & F eat dinner.
8:15 p.m eat dinner on T & W.
9:15 p.m head to bed.
**During the day and through the night I also answer clients e-mails.
Weekend:
5:00 a.m wake up and walk the dog.
6:00 a.m every other Saturday go coach Team Hendryx running programs(Some practices are longer than others)
7:00 a.m either eat breakfast and get ready for a my own workout.
8:00 a.m -11:00 Some type of workout.
Noon - 6:00 work on house projects, develop workouts for clients or just do things I wasn't able to do during the week.
6:00 or 7:00 try and eat dinner and relax.
9:00 Bedtime
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
New Addition
Well we got a new dog and her name is Dixie. She won't ever take the place of Mabel but she is special in her own way.
I will post picks soon.
I will post picks soon.
Monday was my first time back in the pool since August. I was thinking about joining the master swim program so I wouldn't have to think about what I am going to swim and when to swim.
Trying to decide what would be best:
1. Join master swimming and pay an extra $25 a month + my $37.50 a month.
2. Cancel my membership which is $37.50 a month and just joining masters for $40.00 a month.
3. Forget about joining master swim program and just do my own workouts.
There are pro's and con's for all three.
Trying to decide what would be best:
1. Join master swimming and pay an extra $25 a month + my $37.50 a month.
2. Cancel my membership which is $37.50 a month and just joining masters for $40.00 a month.
3. Forget about joining master swim program and just do my own workouts.
There are pro's and con's for all three.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Not as planned
Eight weeks ago I decided that I needed a new challenge so I decided two train for a 50 mile trail run even though I had done any real trail running before. Well training went well and I was excited about the new challenge. I trained out at Wekiwa Springs on the weekends and was feeling really good about my training and nutrition. My goal going into the race was to learn as much as I could about ultra running to help me become a better ultra running coach. Well eight weeks to the day I found myself on the starting line of the Rocky Raccoon without my wing man Bill (out because of injury).
Race: 3 laps of 16+ miles.
Lap 1: I planned to check out the course so I would know what to expect for the next two. Goal was to keep the heart rate down and run about 2:15. So we were off and about ten runners were ahead of me. The course for me was technical compared to what I trained on. It had some hills but a nice course. Thirty minutes into the run I looked at my heart rate and it was much higher than I wanted it to but I was running like I did in training. The runners were friendly as we crossed paths (there were some out and back sections). As I was approaching the completion of my first lap I started thinking about how I would run the second lap and what goodies I needed from my special needs bag. Well as I recall I didn't need much because I didn't eat a whole lot on the first lap because I was feeling a little funny (headache and nausea) not a good sign.
Lap 2: I took off and thought it might be a tough lap mentally because it started to get hot and I got tired of carrying my hand held water bottle. All the aid stations were about 4 miles apart so I couldn't ditch my bottle. I tried to eat but I just couldn't take much in. I stopped at one of the aid stations and about got sick when I saw bologna sandwiches. I couldn't even force myself to eat M&M's which isn't a good sign either.. My body started cramping and I ended up walking the last 5 miles of lap two. Not a happy camper..
Lap 3: Never happened. I decided I didn't want to walk 16 miles and thought that it would be better to drop out than get injured.
What's next? Who knows? Any suggestion feel free to write in.
Race: 3 laps of 16+ miles.
Lap 1: I planned to check out the course so I would know what to expect for the next two. Goal was to keep the heart rate down and run about 2:15. So we were off and about ten runners were ahead of me. The course for me was technical compared to what I trained on. It had some hills but a nice course. Thirty minutes into the run I looked at my heart rate and it was much higher than I wanted it to but I was running like I did in training. The runners were friendly as we crossed paths (there were some out and back sections). As I was approaching the completion of my first lap I started thinking about how I would run the second lap and what goodies I needed from my special needs bag. Well as I recall I didn't need much because I didn't eat a whole lot on the first lap because I was feeling a little funny (headache and nausea) not a good sign.
Lap 2: I took off and thought it might be a tough lap mentally because it started to get hot and I got tired of carrying my hand held water bottle. All the aid stations were about 4 miles apart so I couldn't ditch my bottle. I tried to eat but I just couldn't take much in. I stopped at one of the aid stations and about got sick when I saw bologna sandwiches. I couldn't even force myself to eat M&M's which isn't a good sign either.. My body started cramping and I ended up walking the last 5 miles of lap two. Not a happy camper..
Lap 3: Never happened. I decided I didn't want to walk 16 miles and thought that it would be better to drop out than get injured.
What's next? Who knows? Any suggestion feel free to write in.
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